Zhang Xu coaxed again and again.
Wen Xunpeng listened to the teasing and said nothing. After drinking all the wine, he picked up the jug and poured it on himself. He took a sip of side dishes and sipped the wine. If he hadn't seen Wen Xunpeng's dejected appearance, others would have been afraid. Everyone feels that this is what Wen Xunpeng did voluntarily.
"Come, let me toast Brother Wen. I hope Brother Wen will be like this year every year and every day like today." Zhang Xu couldn't get used to it again. He raised his glass and said something he didn't know whether it was envy or sarcasm. Before he finished speaking, he heard A woman screamed from outside the yard.
The next moment, several people also exclaimed, and then there was a noise.
What happened?
Several staff present, including Wen Xunpeng and Zhang Xu, stood up in a daze, the musicians stopped, and the dancers and maids looked over uneasily.
"Ah!" The next moment, a maid in a goose-yellow dress screamed at the door. The tray in her hand fell to the ground, and the fruit rolled everywhere. Her face was pale, and she stood there, slightly trembling.
Seeing this scene, the staff could no longer bear it and hurriedly headed outside.
At the entrance of the courtyard, they stopped and saw two soldiers dragging a bloody man passing by on the road not far away.
The man, who looked like a dead dog, was obviously dead. He was dragged and motionless, leaving long traces of blood wherever he passed. The smell of blood filling the air was nauseating.
"Isn't this Wang Xuan?" Someone with sharp eyes recognized the identity of the dead body and whispered, his voice hoarse and full of disbelief.
How can this be?
In this Prince Qi Mansion, who else could hurt a staff member like himself?
There is no need to tell the answer, I already know it.
In the past, no matter how violent the King of Qi was, he never openly attacked his staff, and most of the people he killed were concubines or servants. What happened today that the colleague who had been drinking and having fun just now died?
Several people's faces were pale, and they were accompanying the king like a tiger. If they didn't figure out how Wang Xuan offended the prince, then if they were Wang Xuan today, how could they know that it wouldn't be their turn tomorrow?
Zhang Xu felt more courageous, gritted his teeth, and walked over.
"You two, I wonder what is going on? What did Wang Xuan do?"
He didn't dare to directly stop the man who was dragging the dead body, and he didn't dare to look at Wang Xuan, who was still staring at death. Zhang Xu trembled and followed the soldiers who were dragging him, and asked in a low voice at the same time.
The two soldiers looked at him. Wang Xuan's death was not something that could not be discussed. One of them explained: "The news he presented to the prince was not good."
not good? How bad is it?
"I wonder...what's the news?"
I thought that Fu Bing was not going to say anything, but he actually answered: "It has something to do with Dai Guogong. Dai Guogong received the imperial decree and made him king. He made Dai Wang."
"Acting King?"
This news, let alone the King of Qi, was like a thunderbolt, hitting the staff on the head, causing him to return in despair.
Seeing that Zhang Xu came back in a blink of an eye, and a few people were waiting at the door, they all gathered around and asked about the situation.
"The Duke of Dai has appointed the King of Dai."
The aide told the news, and everyone was in an uproar.
"The Duke of Dai has named the King of Dai? What should we do?"
Moreover, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The lives and futures of these staff are tied to the King of Qi. Originally, the King of Qi had the best chance of seizing the throne. Although Duke Dai was the son of the prince, he was only a prince and not a real competitor. , but now even this shortcoming has been made up. Doesn’t this mean that the prince will have one more powerful rival in the future?
In other words, has it surpassed the threat of King Shu, his former great enemy?
Moreover, by conferring the title of king on Dai Guogong at this time, does it also reflect a certain tendency of the emperor? Could it be that the next step is to confer the title of grandson to Duke Dai?
The few people here are all smart and can understand this twist and turn. After figuring this out, their faces are as blank as a sheet of paper and they are terrified.
Once the battle for heir fails, given what the prince has done, he will at least be imprisoned, and he and others are more likely to die without a burial place.
How is this good?
"Mr. Wen." While everyone was distracted and whispering in a low voice, a boy walked up to Wen Xunpeng and handed a note to Wen Xunpeng very covertly.
Wen Xunpeng looked at the boy and remembered him immediately. After the boy left, he walked to the side and unfolded the note. When he saw it, his face, which he had managed to maintain calm just now, instantly turned pale.
"Brother Wen, the prince is stimulated and a little moody. What do you think we should do?"
Zhang Xu looked up and saw that Wen Xunpeng's face was pale. He didn't feel surprised. After all, among the staff present, who didn't look as white as a piece of paper?
Not only was he granted the title of king on behalf of his country, but he also felt chilled by the cruelty of King Qi.
The rabbit dies and the fox grieves, and things harm its kind.
In the past, although the King of Qi was violent, he was still polite to others and his staff. A person like Wen Xunpeng, who had fallen down, could still have a place in the palace, and at most he received a cold reception.
But now a staff member has lost his life because of delivering a piece of news!
Although this news is shocking, what is wrong with Wang Xuan? Why was he so angry that he lost his life?
You must know that no matter how important the future is, you must have a life to enjoy it. It is very important to be crowned the king on behalf of the country. The prince has been hit, but your own life is more important at the moment.
Wen Xunpeng seemed to be pondering, unable to come up with an idea.
"This is simply comparing us to domestic slaves, which is unreasonable..." a staff member said dissatisfied.
This complaint scared others: "Cao Su, are you desperate for your life? Shut up!"
Maybe you wouldn't be afraid of this kind of thing in the past, but now that Wang Xuan has learned from the past, when he faces King Qi again, he must be more careful and never dare to be careless, not only to avoid falling out of favor, but also not to want to do this. Lose your life!
Panic spread among them, and Wen Xunpeng was among them, inconspicuous.
But now he was holding the note, his lowered eyelashes covering his eyes, but there was a kind of cruelty in his eyes.
"At this time, you are asking me to do this, are you really treating me like a fool?"
"Humph, the rabbit is anxious and wants to bite!"
"Stop talking, look, the mastermind has come out." As he was pondering, someone with keen eyes saw the person and immediately shouted stop. Everyone stopped talking. Sure enough, they saw the current mastermind of the palace, Sun Bolan, coming out, and they swarmed up. Watching eagerly.
Sun Bolan's face was also a little pale, but his expression was still holding on. He glanced at Wen Xunpeng's face and said, "Gentlemen, there is no need to worry."
"The prince was sober just now, and he felt very regretful. He said that he was drunk and killed Mr. Wang Xuanwang as a slave. He really regrets it."
"I am specifically ordered to immediately send an order to bury Mr. Wang with honors as a guest, and also give a thousand taels of silver to support his family."
"Mr. Wang has a son who is working in Beijing, and the prince has also said that he will be given the title of Hundred Household immediately to fill the vacancy."
As soon as these words were said, everyone beamed with joy and admired each other. It was not that they didn't know that this was just a prevarication, but what they wanted was just this prevarication. This proved that King Qi was not crazy yet, and he still valued treating himself and others with courtesy.
That's enough.
"Living and nourishing the body, moving and nourishing the Qi, Sun Bolan is just a villain, he can show some magnanimity even if he doesn't want to." Wen Xunpeng thought to himself.
"Wen Xunpeng actually escaped from the disaster. It's really bad luck." Sun Bolan's expression turned cold. He turned to look at the climbing vines on the female wall and sneered slightly: "However, under my hands, the future is long and there is always a chance. "
